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Back Beat

Emphasis on the 2nd and 4th beats in a measure common in rock and pop music.

Bards

Professional poets and musicians in ancient Celtic cultures who preserved history through song and storytelling.

Bloody 17th century

Period of violent conflict in Ireland marked by wars and Cromwell's invasion.

British Isles

Geographic term for the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, and surrounding smaller islands.

Bubonic Plague in Ireland

Outbreak of the Black Death that devastated Ireland's population in the 14th century.

Captain Francis O'Neill

Chicago police chief and collector of traditional Irish dance tunes; published "O'Neill's Music of Ireland."

Ceili

Traditional Irish social gathering featuring music, dancing, and community celebration.

Celtic rock

Fusion genre combining traditional Celtic music with rock elements.

Chain migration

Process where immigrants follow others from their region or family to a new country.

Civil service

Employment in government positions often held by Irish immigrants in U.S. cities.

Crossroads dances

Informal outdoor Irish dance gatherings held historically at rural crossroads.

Diné

The Navajo people, an Indigenous nation of the American Southwest.

Domestic service

Employment as household workers, a common occupation for Irish immigrant women.

Emigration

The act of leaving one's own country to settle in another.

Drum

Percussion instrument central to many Indigenous and world music traditions.

Enemyway

Navajo healing ceremony using song and dance to restore harmony after conflict or trauma.

Ethnicity

Shared cultural, linguistic, and ancestral identity of a group of people.

Feis

Irish festival featuring competitions in music, dance, and language.

Fleadh Cheoil

National Irish music festival and competition celebrating traditional performance.

Ghost Dance

Religious movement among Native American tribes aiming to restore their lands and way of life.

Great Hunger

The Irish Potato Famine (1845-1852) that caused mass starvation and emigration.

Harp

National symbol of Ireland and key instrument in traditional Irish music.

Hedge schools

Secret schools in Ireland during British rule that educated Catholic children illegally.

Hell or Connaught

Phrase attributed to Oliver Cromwell ordering Irish Catholics to move west or be killed.

Immigration

The act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

Indigenization

Process of adapting foreign cultural elements into local traditions.

Irish timeline

Chronological record of Ireland's key historical, political, and cultural events.

Lakota

Native American tribe of the Great Plains, part of the Sioux Nation.

Link Wray

Indigenous American guitarist credited with pioneering the "power chord" in rock music.

Liz Carroll

Acclaimed Irish-American fiddler known for championing traditional Irish music.

Metís

People of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry in Canada.

Michael Coleman

Influential early 20th-century Irish fiddler who popularized traditional music through recordings.

Monoculture

Agricultural or cultural system dominated by a single crop or idea, reducing diversity.

No Irish Need Apply

Discriminatory phrase used in the 19th century to exclude Irish immigrants from jobs.

Normans

Descendants of Vikings who invaded and settled parts of Britain and Ireland in the 12th century.

Nostalgia

Sentimental longing for the past, often idealized through music or memory.

O'Neill's Anthology

Landmark collection of traditional Irish tunes compiled by Francis O'Neill.

Oliver Cromwell

English leader whose 17th-century conquest of Ireland caused devastation and oppression.

Penal laws

Harsh laws restricting rights of Irish Catholics under English rule.

Planxty

Lively Irish tune composed in honor of someone, often by Turlough O'Carolan.

Rabbit Dance

Traditional social dance of Plains tribes symbolizing cooperation and courtship.

Riverdance

Stage show that popularized Irish step dancing worldwide in the 1990s.

Rock n roll

20th-century American music genre blending blues, country, and rhythm & blues.

Snowball of history

Concept describing how small events accumulate to produce large historical outcomes.

St. Patrick

Patron saint credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century.

Terragonic religion

Likely refers to Indigenous or earth-based spiritual practices rooted in the land.

Turlough O'Carolan

Blind Irish harper and composer known for merging baroque and Irish styles.

Vocables

Non-lexical syllables used in Native American songs for rhythm and melody.

Wachipi

Lakota term for a social or ceremonial dance gathering.

Written transmission

Passing down of music or knowledge through written notation rather than oral tradition.

Carlos Nakai

Native American flutist known for blending traditional flute with contemporary sounds.

Zeitgeist

German word meaning "spirit of the times," describing the cultural mood of an era.